Staff Profiles: Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences

staff profiles: FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Dr. R Osterkamp

Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences Department of Economics

1. Name:	Osterkamp, Rigmar
2. Tertiary Qualifications	Dr. in economics, Munich University
3. Current Position	Senior Lecturer and research coordinator in Economics Department
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Y284
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	206-3457 081 – 36 32 846
6. Email Address	rosterkamp@unam.na
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	1970 – 1976: Assistant Professor Munich University 1976 – 2007: Head of Department Developing and Transformation Countries at Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich 1976 – 2007: Lecturer for economics at School for Political Studies, Munich University 2007 – 2008: Principal Researcher at NEPRU From 2009: at UNAM
8. Resume/Vita
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	At School for Political Studies: Public economics Development economics International economics Microeconomics Macroeconomics Theory and policy of economic systems At UNAM: International Finance (CEIF 3772)
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Development economics Health economics Environmental economics Basic Income Grant Simulation models Teaching economics with Excel
11. Research and Publications List of references/citations: Title, year, place& publisher (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press)	Forthcoming: The Global Organ Crisis, MIT, co-author with Randolph Beard, Auburn University Measuring Regional Integration in Southern Africa, in: Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2008, tralac. Explaining the Differences in Kidney Organ Donations Across Countries, CESIfo DICE Report, 2006 Insolvency in Selected OECD Countries, DICE Report 1/2006 Trends in Development Aid, 1 – 3, (together with Anja Rücker, GTZ), DICE Report 3/2005, 4/2005, 1/2006 Health-care Efficiency in OECD Countries – A Free Disposible Hull (FDH) Approach, Applied Economics Quarterly, 2004 Functional Decentralisation of Government Activity, DICE Report 3/2003, (with M. Eller) Le coût des congés de maladie: une comparaison internationale, in: Problèmes économiques, Paris 2003 How Decentralised is Government Activity?, DICE Report 1/2003, (with M. Eller) Work Lost Due to Illness – an International Comparison, CESifo Forum, 4/2002 Textbook of Economics in Uzbek language, Tashkent 2000 Economic Reform in Ardistan – a mathematical simulation model for didactical purposes, Munich 1998, description in Russian and German
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures	Papers presented at the Annual Conference of the International Institute of Public Finance: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Papers presented at the Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association: 2005, 2006 Engaged in the public debate about a Basic Income Grant in Namibia